In the digital world, where countless users communicate, share data, and engage in diverse activities, determining the origin and actions behind these interactions can be quite challenging. This is where non-repudiation steps in. Coupling other security factors, such as delivery proof, identity verification, and a digital signature, creates non-repudiation. This guarantees that the parties involved in the transmission are unable to renounce the execution of an action.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, has integrated digital technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), operational technology, and information technology into the heart of manufacturing.

Security questionnaires represent the cornerstone of most third-party risk management (TPRM) programs. They allow organizations to responsibly appraise a vendor's security posture before they move forward with onboarding and grant the vendor access to internal systems and data. Nevertheless, most security teams feel burdened by time-consuming and lengthy security questionnaires, especially when faced with additional resource and staffing limitations.

On April 15th, Fabian Bäumer and Marcus Brinkmann of Ruhr University Bochum disclosed that PuTTY had a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to compromise private keys, then forge signatures, and log into any remote servers on which those keys are used. PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application that supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, serial port and raw socket connections.

Employee theft isn’t just a financial issue; it can erode trust and damage company morale. These employee theft statistics highlight the prevalence of workplace theft across key categories including data theft, time theft, fraud and embezzlement, insider threats, and retail theft.

When high profile security events happen, it is essential for you and your team to have the information you require right at your fingertips. Using Panoptica’s powerful graph database and easy to use query engine, you are easily able to discover all the assets in all your cloud environments that could have compromised software installed.

On April 18th, the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) issued an urgent advisory about Akira ransomware’s recently exhibited malicious behavior (as of February 2024). Detailed information about these threats and the associated IOCs and TTPs can be seen on #StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware.

Without a password manager, it’s difficult for IT administrators to have visibility and control over employee password practices. This gap places organizations at a greater risk of suffering password-related cyber attacks which can lead to a devastating data breach. Keeper Password Manager helps IT teams gain complete visibility and control over employee passwords while providing them with best-in-class security, and enabling better collaboration and productivity between team members.